At Victor’s Lavender Farm, my nose was inches from its target, a cluster of purple buds as fragrant as a French perfumery, when a commanding voice called out from behind the planters. “Not those,” ...

Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part of Sequim Lavender Weekend. Marissa Rose of Port ...

SEQUIM, Wash. — Sequim lavender farmers are still hard at work, even though the festival's cancelled again this year. Across the entire region acres of lavender are at their purple peak – and festival ...

SEQUIM — For decades, the Sequim-Dungeness Valley area was known for its dairy farms, but when the dairy industry went south, Sequim sought to rebrand itself. Farmers began experimenting with lavender ...

SEQUIM — Lavender fields and farmers are ready for the masses. Streams of people already have been coming to farms throughout the summer as the popular plant has been blooming across the area. The ...

SEQUIM, Wash. — Sequim lavender farmers are hard at work. Across the region, acres of lavender are at their purple peak. And for the first time in two years, the Sequim Lavender Weekend Festival is ...

At Victor's Lavender Farm, my nose was inches from its target, a cluster of purple buds as fragrant as a French perfumery, when a commanding voice called out from behind the planters. "Not those," ...

At Victor’s Lavender Farm, my nose was inches from its target, a cluster of purple buds as fragrant as a French perfumery, when a commanding voice called out from behind the planters. “Not those,” ...

Sequim — the self-described Provence or lavender capital of North America — is the place to immerse yourself in all things lavender July 15 through 17. Indeed, this small Olympic Peninsula town ...

SEQUIM, Wash. — Victor Gonzalez has no trade secrets about growing lavender, his life’s mission. Nicknamed the “Grandfather of Lavender,” Gonzalez raises lavender near Sequim, Wash., on the Olympic ...

If you’re already tired of the rain, Sequim (pronounced skwim) may offer a respite. Shadowed by a towering mountain range, Sequim experiences the Olympic Peninsula’s thirstiest microclimate with only ...